Activities of Werner LANGEN related to 2015/2140(INI)
Plenary speeches (3)
Annual report on EU Competition Policy (debate) DE
Annual report on EU Competition Policy (debate) DE
Annual report on EU Competition Policy (debate) DE
Reports (1)
REPORT on the Annual report on EU Competition Policy PDF (462 KB) DOC (178 KB)
Amendments (10)
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Considers that the present dialogue between Parliament and the EU competition authority should be further intensified, in particular for the purpose of assessing and acting on the calls made by Parliament in previous years;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Maintains that the protection of intellectual property is central to fair competition and criticises the fact that global companies are unwilling to acquire the licences necessary in order to use European patents; calls on the Commission to provide effective protection for standard essential patents (SEPs) and exercise close supervision to ensure that patent users obtain licences in the proper way;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Queries the long duration of the investigations into American Internet giant Google and regrets the fact that these investigations have already dragged on for several years with no result, because until 2014 the Commission was reluctant to indicate its intention to abolish market restrictions; calls on the Commission to conduct a thorough investigation into the Google practice whereby the ‘Android’ operating system is offered only in conjunction with other Google services and manufacturers may not pre-install rival products, and to find an appropriate remedy;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Criticises the fact that competition- distorting tax models in particular can lead to considerable problems for medium-sized businesses and also for a number of Member States which are either not concerned or are concerned only marginally;
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Takes that view that in some economic sectors, first and foremost the digital economy, additional criteria should be applied, above and beyond price-based approaches, market shares, and turnover, since mergers can often entail market restrictions;
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Takes the view that, at the latest when the banking union is established, State subsidies for the banking sector must be discontinued and that tax credits in particular must no longer be accepted as liable equity capital;
Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Welcomes the fact that the Commission intends to submit as soon as possible, in the five ongoing procedures brought under the rules on State aid concerning unfair tax competition, specific findings which send out a clear message to the Member States that national powers to set taxes must be exercised in a manner consistent with EU competition law;
Amendment 237 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Takes the view that the tax practices currently employed by certain Member States are seriously jeopardising the internal market and that multinational undertakings in particular must make a fair and appropriate contribution to the public finances of the Member States;
Amendment 262 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Takes the view, in the light of the unfair tax practices employed by some Member States, that internal market policy and competition policy must go hand in hand, in an effort to ensure that profits are distributed fairly and that the shifting of profits to certain Member States, or even outside the EU, in order to minimise tax liability becomes impossible;
Amendment 297 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Calls on the Commission to give the Parliament greater and earlier involvement in fundamental issues of competition policy, if the desi; calls for Council regulations in futured treaty amendment is not expected soon; Calls on the Commission to give the Parliament greater involvement in sector-specific investigatio be based on Article 114 TFEU, which deals with the functioning of the internal market, so that they can be adopted under the codecision procedure, if the desired treaty amendment is not expected soons;